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Obituary- Sebring, Addie

Addie May Sebring
Addie May Sebring was born Aug. 6, 1895, and died August 17, 1935, at the age of 40 years and 11 days. She graduated from Rossville high school in 1913, and followed this with several years as a teacher in rural schools and in the local high school.

In 1924 she went to California. She attended school and later taught in the University high school, Oakland, California.

She has had trouble with her ears for several years. A number of operations had failed to help them and it finally led to her death.

A beautiful young life, she united with the United Brethren church north of Rossville, as a girl. Her one great goal was to help others and her field of special interest was young people. All who have known her speak highly of her character, and her ability as a teacher and leader was a natural gift.

The body was cremated and the ashes brought to Rossville for interment last Saturday afternoon. The service was held at the cemetery, in charge of Rev. Horton. The urn, on a beautiful satin couch was carried by four girls in White, Ruth Whearty, Anita Lemon, Bonnie Janke and Marjorie Janke.

Two hymns were sung by a ladies’ quartet which included Mrs. Peter Navarre, Mrs. A.G. Wallerstedt, Mrs. W.M. Horton and Evelyn Landis. The poem, “Thanatopsis,” by William Cullen Bryant was read for its message of courage, confidence and comfort in the face of death.


May Sebring
Miss May Sebring of San Francisco, Calif., died at Stanford University hospital, August 17, 1935, at the age of 40. She was born near Rossville, Kansas, August 6, 1895.

Funeral services were held at the Memorial Chapel of Carew and English Masonic at Golden Gate avenue, San Francisco, and inurnment at Cypress Lawn cemetery.

For the past eleven years she had been a teacher of English in the University high school at Oakland. She had previously taught at Fremont high school. Oakland school heads said her work had been outstanding.

Left to mourn her passing are mother, Mrs. Arville Sebring; a sister, Mrs. Nellie Janke, of Junction City; and two brothers, Glenn Sebring, of Morrowville, Kansas, and Harold Sebring of Grenville, New Mexico.


Notice of Memorial Service
Saturday, November 16, at 2:30 p.m. at Rossville cemetery in memory of May Sebring.

May Sebring Dead
Mr. and Mrs. Austin Sebring received a sad message last Saturday, of the death of Miss May Sebring at Berkley, Calif., on Saturday, Aug. 17. Miss Sebring is the daughter of Mrs. Arvilla Sebring now of Morrowville. Miss Sebring is a graduate of Rossville high school. After teaching in Rossville grade school and a couple of years at Valley Falls, she went to Berkley, Calif., about twelve years ago.